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2016 Women's Cross Country Roster

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Amanda Fox

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Naperville, Ill.
  • High School Naperville Central

Biography

2017

Track and Field

Outdoor 

  • Finished the 10K in 31:18.75 at Big Ten Championships
  • Academic All-Big Ten 

2016

Cross Country

  • Placed fourth on the team at the NCAA Midwest Regional, timing 21:41.4 in the 6K
  • Scored points for the Orange and Blue at Big Ten Championships, timing 22:43.5 to place 60th 
  • Has finished in the top-10 overall at three meets this season
  • Clocked her best 6K time of the season with a 21:48.7 performance at the Iowa Regional Preview
  • Placed sixth overall and second on the team at the Illini Challenge with a time of 18:07.7
  • Academic All-Big Ten

Track and Field

Outdoor

  • Top Illini finisher in the 10K at Big Ten Championships, timing 36:08.68 
  • Placed runner-up in the 5K at the UCF Dual
  • Set a PR in the 5K at Drake Relays with a time of 16:54.24
  • Academic All-Big Ten

Indoor

  • Placed 16th at Big Ten Championships in the 5,000m with a time of 17:15.12
  • Set a new PR in the mile at the Orange & Blue Open, finishing in 5:07.56

2015

Track and Field

Outdoor

  • Did not compete

Indoor

  • Placed 18th at the Big Ten Championships in the 5,000m
  • Won the 3,000m at the Orange and Blue Open with a mark of 9:54.32

2014

Track and Field

Outdoor

  • Competed in the 10,000m at the Big Ten Championships and clocked the ninth-fastest time in school history (36:13.50)
  • Placed third in the 5,000m at the Illinois Twilight
  • Clocked a personal-best time of 9:58.60 to place fourth in the 3,000m at the Tiger Track Classic
  • Academic All-Big Ten

Indoor

  • Placed fourth in the 5,000m at the Big Ten Championships with a personal-best time of 17:23.18 to score points for the Illini
  • Placed fifth in the 5,000m at the Rod McCravy Memorial
  • Recorded two top-five finishes in the mile, placing second at the Illini Open and fifth at the Illini Classic

Cross Country

  • Scored points for the team in each of the five races she competed in
  • Finished second for the Orange and Blue at the NCAA Midwest Regional, recording a personal best time of 21:12.7
  • Was second for the Illini at the Big Ten Championships
  • Finished fourth for the Illini and 22nd overall at the Bradley Invite
  • Was second for the Orange and Blue at the Roy Griak Invite
  • Finished fourth overall at both the Illinois State Invite and the Illini Challenge

2013

Track and Field

Indoor

  • Did not compete

Cross Country

  • Scored points for the Illini in every meet she competed in
  • Competed at the NCAA Midwest Regionals, where she placed 38th overall and second on the team with a personal-best 6K time of 21:25
  • Finished third for the Illini and 46th overall at the Big Ten Championships
  • Placed 21st overall at the Pre-National Invitational with a 6K time of 21:44
  • Set a personal-best 4K time at the Illini Challenge, where she placed third overall and second for the squad
  • Academic All-Big Ten

2012

Cross Country

  • Finished fourth for the Illini at her first NCAA Midwest Regional with a 6K time of 22:30
  • In Big Ten Championships debut, finished third for the squad and nearly set a new personal-best with a time of 21:35 to finish 58th overall
  • Came in second for the Illini and 98th overall at Pre-Nationals, ran a personal best 6K time of 21:33
  • Scored points at the Notre Dame Invitaional, finishing fourth for the Illini and recorded a career best 5K time of 17:29
  • In her college debut, with a 5K time of 17:42, finished 5th overall and 2nd among her Illini teammates to help Illinois to win the Illinois Intercollegiate title
  • Has finished among top-four Illini in all four races run this year

High School

  • 2011 Illinois cross country Gatorade Athlete of the Year
  • 2011 Illinois state cross country champion, recording second fastest time in Illinois history
  • Set seven meet and course records during senior cross country season
  • 2011 NXN Midwest cross country champion
  • Placed ninth at the NXN cross country nationals

Personal

  • Daughter of Jerry and Dana Fox
  • Born February 7, 1994
  • Has one brother, Andrew
  • Majoring in Kinesiology

Fox's Personal Bests

Cross Country

4K: 14:55 - Illini Challenge (8/30/13)
5K: 17:29 - Notre Dame Invitational (9/28/12)
6K: 21:12.7 - NCAA Midwest Regional (11/14/14)

Track & Field

Outdoor
1,500m: 4:45.10 - Black & Gold Invite (3/25/16)
3,000m: 9:58.60 - Tiger Track Classic (4/5/14)
5,000m: 16:54.24 - Drake Relays (4/28/16)
10,000m: 36:08.68 - Big Ten Championships (5/14/16)

Indoor
Mile: 5:07.56 - Orange & Blue Open (2/20/16)
3,000m: 9:54.32 - Orange and Blue Open (2/21/15)
5,000m: 17:01.73 - Big Ten Championships (2/28/15)

Updated May 2017

Historical Player Information

  • 2012Freshman

  • 2013Sophomore

  • 2014Junior

  • 2015Senior

  • 2016Senior